A. Polijaniuk et J. Kaczmarek, NOVEL STAGE FOR ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT OF REAL CONTACT AREA BETWEEN ROUGH AND FLAT PARTS UNDER QUASI-STATIC LOAD, Journal of testing and evaluation, 21(3), 1993, pp. 174-177
The paper contains a description of an ultrasonic method and stage for
real contact area (RCA) measurement on steel flat parts with technolo
gical surface layer. The stage allows measurement of RCA of test surfa
ce in contact with a rigid flat counterface. The measurement can be ta
ken during the process of surface deformation as well as for the surfa
ces already deformed.